“One recent event would make George Orwell rise from the dead and shout, ‘I told you so!'”   As outlined in my first post, the Kimberley Process Certification (KP) is failing to ensure the conflict-free status of the diamonds it certifies. I believe on of the main reasons it was destined to fail because,

Introduction: This is the first of two posts where I explain the basis for my position that that KP must not just be abandoned, but it needs to be publicly denounced. I would be interested in hearing comments from our readership. I will post Part II tomorrow. Marc Choyt, FJA USA. The big family secret

Trade unions and environmental groups team up to expose deep flaws in jewelry certification system Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Geneva, Sydney, May 22, 2013 – In a new report, More Shine Than Substance: How RJC certification fails to create responsible jewelry, an international coalition of labor and environmental groups indict the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)’s certification system as